Moderate Risk for Plains Severe Outbreak

AccuWeather.com is forecasting a significant outbreak of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, across the Plains today.

To quote from our Weather Headlines (PREMIUM | PRO):

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has issued a MODERATE RISK for severe thunderstorms over portions of the Central Plains.

They say: "THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TORNADOES DEVELOPING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SPREADING INTO WESTERN MISSOURI AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY... [MORE...]